Etymology

deoxyglucose

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Today it means: A deoxy sugar derived from glucose Full definition →

English glucose ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)
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  1. Englishdeoxy-
  2. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  3. Frenchglucose
  4. Englishglucose
  5. English todaydeoxyglucose

From deoxy- + glucose.

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